Ethan Bartlett

“Distant strains of “YMCA” echoed through the cavern. I knew this was a signal that he was running out of energy and breath. Because when somebody plays “YMCA,” it is almost always a cry for help.”
― Rick Riordan, The Chalice of the Gods

“I’m walking on stones some other guy like me walked on thousands of years ago. I don’t know his story. He probably doesn’t know mine. But here, we have the same footprint. We have something connecting us. History is community.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, Lion's Legacy

“He said, “If things were different, if I were me, and you were you … do you think you’d ever see me as someone you could…” He didn’t think Hugo was going to answer. He’d walk through the door without a word, leaving Wallace alone and feeling foolish. He didn’t. He said, “Yes.” And then he went inside.”
― T.J. Klune, Under the Whispering Door

“Because it was safer than being out in the sun and letting people in. It was better to hide and wonder than reveal and know the truth.”
― T.J. Klune, Wolfsong